Wiggins seals third-place finish March 7, 2010 CYCLING: Bradley Wiggins finished in the peleton to claim third place in the Tour of Mercia. The British Team Sky rider maintained his position following his time trial success on Saturday, finishing behind Czech winner Frantisek Rabon and Russian Denis Menchov. Lance Armstrong came home in seventh.
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING March 3, 2010 FINANCIAL TIMES POLICE SHUT DOWN MARIPOSA HACKER RING Police, private security experts and internet service providers said yesterday they had shut down the Mariposa botnet, one of the largest networks of hacked personal computers discovered. It had siphoned off financial and other information from inside half of the largest 1,000 US companies. Computers using about [...]
The comeback cad trying his luck in the Med March 2, 2010 JAMES Hewitt – former lover of Princess Diana, ex-solider, comeback cad – throws his head back and laughs at what I have just said. “Yes, I suppose this is like Rick’s in Casablanca,” he says when he recovers. “And everyone comes to Rick’s.” We are having dinner in a corner of Polo House, his bar [...]
Former Russian agent is close to buying Indie February 28, 2010 FORMER KBG agent turned media mogul, Alexander Lebedev, is on the verge of buying the loss-making newspaper The Independent and its sister paper The Independent on Sunday. The Russian businessman, who already owns London’s Evening Standard, will reportedly pay a token £1 for control of the papers, in exchange for his promise to invest millions over [...]
Pavlyuchenko on mark again but injury sours Spurs’ day February 28, 2010 TOTTENHAM manager Harry Redknapp is facing a central midfield injury crisis that threatens to derail their challenge for a top-four finish. Goals from Roman Pavlyuchenko and Luka Modric earned victory over in-form Everton and ensured Spurs climbed back above Manchester City into fourth place. But the win came at a cost, with Tom Huddlestone joining [...]
Lebedev close to Independent buyout with competition request February 25, 2010 RUSSIAN oligarch Alexander Lebedev and Independent News & Media (IMN) have approached the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) over the planned sale of The Independent newspapers. In a move indicating an imminent deal, the submission invited competition-related comment on the “anticipated acquisition of The Independent and The Independent on Sunday by Lebedev Holdings Limited”. Exclusive [...]
Roman earns his Spurs again as Redknapp eyes Fulham tie February 24, 2010 TOTTENHAM (4) v/s BOLTON (0) ROMAN PAVLYUCHENKO continued his recent resurgence with a two-goal show to fire Tottenham into the quarter-finals. The unsettled Russian striker followed up his two goals at Wigan on Sunday with another brace as Spurs booked a last-eight clash with London rivals Fulham. Pavlyuchenko was expected to move on in the [...]
Why satisfied Calzaghe is trading fight night for Hollywood limelight February 22, 2010 EVEN as he slugged it out with Roy Jones Jr in the biggest fight of his career, Joe Calzaghe knew that was it. He savoured every jarring blow, every trickle of sweat and every decibel of clamour, because his mind was made up. Calzaghe, arguably the greatest boxer ever to emerge from these shores, was, [...]
SPORT | IN BRIEF February 22, 2010 Murray wins on Dubai return TENNIS: Britain’s Andy Murray made a winning return to action in his first match since finishing runner-up at last month’s Australian Open. Murray beat Russian Igor Kunitsyn 6-2, 6-3 to reach the second round of the Dubai Championship. Novak Djokovic, who assumed top seed status after Roger Federer withdrew, also [...]
THREE OTHER MEATY RESTAURANTS February 22, 2010 MAZE GRILL Jason Atherton’s more casual offshoot of Maze, the emphasis here is on steak, though everything else is good too. A waiter appears with a bundle of raw meat, from which you choose what appeals. There’s a range of British and American beef of different ages, and Wagyu. Not cheap, but certainly delicious. 10 [...]